11 Red Cards That CHANGED Football History
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Football history could have been very different...
There are red cards that completely changed the course of a match and, consequently, an entire tournament! Completely rewriting the history of football / soccer
These red cards changed the history of the World Cup, the Champions League, the UEFA Euro, and much more
A single sending-off could have been the difference between England NOT winning the 1966 World Cup, Real Madrid and Barcelona facing each other in a Champions League final, and much more...
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00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - The red card that helped England to win the World Cup
01:50 - The red card that changed a World Cup final
02:53 - When England was eliminated because of a red card
03:56 - The red card that changed a Champions League final
05:02 - Another red card that eliminated England
06:06 - The sending-off that made Spain win the WC
06:53 - The red card that gave Messi a Ballon D'or
08:17 - The red card that gave Ronaldo a Ballon D'or
09:42 - The red card that changed UEFA Euro history
10:42 - The red card that eliminated Barcelona
11:58 - The red card that changed the 2025 Champions League
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2008 UCL final Drogba gets a Red Card where John Terry takes his penalty in the shootout and slips and costs Chelsea the UCL that season
11 Red Cards That CHANGED Football History
Polyglot Sport
32,877 views
Football history could have been very different...
There are red cards that completely changed the course of a match and, consequently, an entire tournament! Completely rewriting the history of football / soccer
These red cards changed the history of the World Cup, the Champions League, the UEFA Euro, and much more
A single sending-off could have been the difference between England NOT winning the 1966 World Cup, Real Madrid and Barcelona facing each other in a Champions League final, and much more...
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00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - The red card that helped England to win the World Cup
01:50 - The red card that changed a World Cup final
02:53 - When England was eliminated because of a red card
03:56 - The red card that changed a Champions League final
05:02 - Another red card that eliminated England
06:06 - The sending-off that made Spain win the WC
06:53 - The red card that gave Messi a Ballon D'or
08:17 - The red card that gave Ronaldo a Ballon D'or
09:42 - The red card that changed UEFA Euro history
10:42 - The red card that eliminated Barcelona
11:58 - The red card that changed the 2025 Champions League
Font used in Thumbnail: DIMBO by Jayvee D. Enaguas (Grand Chaos)
Disclaimer:
This video is a transformative, educational, and commentary work about the history of football. All third-party material appears with context, analysis, or criticism, with no intention of substituting or harming the market value of the original work.
If you are a rights holder and believe that something here violates your rights, please send an email to contato@soccerjm.com.br — we will respond promptly and remove the content if necessary.
That ended in shootout, Trezeguet missed his penalty, Italy won. Had his penalty been taken by Zidane, it would have been a different story. He already scored a penalty that game.